Gemini to replace Google Assistant (despite it being wrong way too often) while Apple has no clue what to do with Siri and Apple Intelligence https://www.seroundtable.com/gemini-replace-google-assistant-39067.html

Google hijacks restaurant booking link, replaces it Google Assistant, leading to no reservation bookings via Google - how horrible https://www.seroundtable.com/google-hijacks-restaurants-booking-system-39070.html via @ClaudiaTomina

Google setzt voll auf Gemini und verabschiedet dieses Jahr den Google Assistant

Der 2016 eingeführte Sprachassistent Googles wird noch dieses Jahr eingestellt. An seine Stelle tritt Gemini, neben Handys auch in anderen vernetzten Geräten.

https://www.heise.de/news/Google-setzt-voll-auf-Gemini-und-verabschiedet-dieses-Jahr-den-Google-Assistant-10317395.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

Be aware:
Google Assistant recently turned itself on without my express consent. Previously this was proactively turned off.

Probably from a recent system update.

#GoogleOverReach
#GoogleAssistant

This is odd. Over the last few days my Android phone has occasionally randomly spoken out loud "I'm sorry, I don't understand."

I know that's Google Assistant but here's the thing: I have all the Assistant settings turned off, and even if I didn't it's happened when there is absolutely no possibility of it mis-hearing some other sound. Such as just now when I'm completely alone in the house with no TV/radio/etc playing. Or even at 2:30am when I'm fast asleep.

I know the answer is almost certainly "sorry, but a ghost lives in your phone now" but it's still weird. And it's quite annoying to be woken up at 2:30am by any kind of ghost.

During a particularly bad carpool traffic day I tried to use #GoogleAssistant via #AndroidAuto to text my wife: "Ok Google" <beep>'"Text [name]"<what's the message!> "Jesus, the traffic"<I got 'the traffic', send it?>
I tried again, same result.
Yes, boys and girls, someone at #Google decided they need to censor the word "Jesus" from texts.

The four best all-purpose AI virtual assistants - You and everyone you know in a fast-paced world and felt that they’ve needed help.... - https://readwrite.com/four-best-all-purpose-ai-virtual-assistants/ #googleassistant #bigtech #copilot #alexa #siri #ai